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Upcoming Events: November 2025

November 6, 2025
Big Mouth Chili  The Boca Grande Chamber is hosting the Big Mouth Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4th St. and Bayou Ave. Mouth-watering chili recipes, music and…

Garden: The Hilbert Honey Company of LaBelle and Michigan

November 6, 2025
BY THE BOCA GRANDE GARDEN CLUB On Wednesday Nov. 5, Michele Hilbert, of Hilbert Honey Company, Traverse City, Mich., spoke to the Boca Grande Garden Club. Michele is married to Keith Hilbert, who…

As shutdown halts food assistance, pastor works to fill the gaps 

November 6, 2025
As the U.S. government shutdown enters its second month and freezes the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Reverend Alexander Scotland’s Discipleship Driven Ministries in Port Charlot…

Charlotte will consider Gasparilla Island parking at Nov. 12 meeting

November 6, 2025
Next Wednesday, the Charlotte County Commission will again take up the issue of Boca Grande parking. The Nov. 12 meeting has an agenda item relating to Boca Grande parking which reads, “Consider ado…

Charlotte County government upcoming

November 6, 2025
Upcoming meetings: Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, 1:30 p.m. – Planning and Zoning Board, Charlotte County Administration Center, 18500 Murdock Circle, Room 119, Port Charlotte, FL 33948. Wednesday, No…

Letters: Ideas to change the atmosphere here

November 6, 2025
Editor’s Note: Last week, Emerson Wickwire sent us a letter mailed to Charlotte County commissioners, in the wake of their concerns about parking in Boca Grande. The letter, in the Oct. 31 issue, ha…

Opinion: Appreciation for the celebrity ghostwriters/authors among us

November 6, 2025
BY SUSAN HANAFEE I’d like to give a shout-out to best-selling author Catherine Whitney and all others of her kind. Never heard of her? That’s because she’s a ghostwriter and a very successful one…

Miller’s Dockside & Eagle Grille

November 6, 2025
Stop in for lunch, dinner or a  beverage at Miller’s Dockside or Eagle Grille located at 220 Harbor Dr., Boca Grande.                        Photos by Trey

Cape Haze meet benefits Lemon Bay

October 30, 2025
At a Saturday neighborhood gathering in Cape Haze, Lemon Bay High’s Mia Conlon talks to Leah Robbins. Teacher Conlon is in charge of the schools booming marine program and their Aqualab. Right…

South Beach valet parking

October 30, 2025
South Beach has added valet parking for guests in order to maximize the number of cars in their lot due to the parking ordinance. Here, Derek A. Levy of All Pro Valet, out last Friday afternoon.   …